The Department of Justice (DOJ) has jumped on to the RIAA bandwagon by creating the so-called “Intellectual Property Task Force.” Faced with increasingly sophisticated methods of piracy, the task force was created to help deal with the horrors of intellectual property theft.
The business of intellectual property theft, more commonly known as piracy, has taken many forms in recent years. Until the advent of commonplace digital replication, most piracy was relegated to VHS. Although this was a concern to copyright holders, the distribution method of such a bulky medium was less then desirable.
As we move into the age of cheap CD/DVD burners and broadband, the story has changed dramatically. Just about anyone with 50 bucks or an Internet connection can become a potential pirate. With the minimal cost of such an operation, copyright holders have been turning to the US government more frequently for help. The result has been the introduction of a wide array of legislation, such as the NET (No Electronic Theft) act and the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act.) In addition, copyright holders have also been able to enlist the help of the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), and the DOJ.
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